Cash carrier



April 1 1924.

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A. B. CLI-:MENTS CASH CARRER Filed June 27, 1923 Patented Apr. l, 1924.

UNETD STATES PATENT FFICE.

.ARCHIBALD B. CLEMENTS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., .ASSIGNOB TO THE LAMSON COMPANY, OF SYR'ACUSE, NEW YORK, A. CORPORATION OFIVEASSACHUSETTS.

CASH CARRIER.

Application filed .Tune 27, 1923.

To all whom t 01mg/ concern:

Be it known that l, ARCHIBALD B. CLEM- nNTs, a citizen of the United States of America, and resident of New York, in the rountyof Bronx and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Cash Carriers, ot' which the tollowing is a specification.

This invention pertains to cable cash carrier systems and relates more particularly to improvements in the cash carriers of such systems.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide a carrier having cable gripping elements of an eii'icient and durable type adapted for use with cables or cords ot widely diiferent sizes, mounted wholly within the' bottom unit of the ycarrier and entirely free from direct connection with the cash box properso as to permit ready substitution or replacement of the latter it desired, and avoiding any curtailment ot' the space within the box.

In the accompanying drawings a preferred embodiment oi? the invention is illustrated by way ot example and in such drawings s Fig. 1 is an end elevation of the improved carrier.

'F ig. 2 is a side elevation of thecarrier.

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the cash box removed from the bottom unit of the carrier. f

Fig. 4i isa top plan view of the upper member of the bottom unit.

Fig. 5 is a bottom plan view of the upper member of the bottom unit.

Fig. G'is a top plan view of the lower member of the bottom unit.

Fig. 7 is a. bottom plan view of the lowermember oi the bottom unit. i

big. 8 is a vertical section on line 88 of Fig. G, and y Fig. 9 is a vertical section on the line.

9 of F ig. 6. a

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates generally the bottom unit or" the improved carrier, such bottom unit being of elongate rectangular shape having its corners rounded. This bottom unit comprises the upper member 2 having the outstanding lateral iianges 8, The member 2 is preferably constructed of some non-metallic ma- Serial No. 648,035.

terial such, for example, as indurated fibre. The upper member of the bottom unit is furnished with a central cavity 4 whose sides are deiined by the walls :5, 6 respectively, preferably integral with the base plate 2. I

The under side of the cavity in the `mem-- ber 2 is closed by the lower member 7 `of the bottom unit, provided with a slot or opening 8, and secured to the upper member in any vdesired manner, but preferably as hereinafter described. A pivot pin 9 is secured to the lower member 7 in any desired manner, for example by heading' it over against the under surface of said member,

the upper end of the pin being received in an opening 9L in the upper member 2.

A cable gripping lever 10 is pivotally supported by the pin 9 to swing in a plane substantially parallel to the plane of the upper member 2. This cable gripping lever is furnished with a downwardly extending arm 11 which passes through the slot or opening 8 in the lower member 7 and which is furnished with the cable gripping face 12.

A bracket 13 is arranged within the cavity L in the bottom unit7 preferably being securedby rivets or screws to the lowermember 7, and as here illustrated the upper member 2 has an opening 13a for the accommodation of the upper part ofthe bracket. This bracket 'comprises thespaced earsla, 15 having openings respectively for thek reception of the opposite ends ofthe pintle pin 1G. p I y A second cable gripping jaw 17 is supported by the pintle pin 16 so as to have a hinged connection with the bracket. yThis jaw 17 is furnished with a `cable gripping 'face 18 which cooperates with the face 12 of the jaw 10. The arrangement ot the bracket 13 and the pintle pin 16 is such that the jaw 17 swings about an axis' substantially parallel to the plane of the member 2 and to the longitudinal axis ofA thev bottom unit. The jaws 10 and 17 thus swing about axes substantially at right langles to each other.

The jaw 17 is furnished with a shoulder 19 having a projection 2O rwhich is opposed to a projection 21 carried by a bridge member 22 connecting the ears 14, 15 of thc bracket 13.

A coil spring 23 is interposed Y between the ear 22 and the shoulder 19, being ce-ntered by the members and 21. This spring normally tends to swing the jaw 17 toward its operative, cable gripping position.

The jaw 10 is furnishhed with an arm 24, and a spring 25 bears at one end against this arm, the opposite' end ot the spring being secured to a tixed element ot the bottom unit, preferably to the post 7 b hereinafter described. A cash box 26 of usual construction is removably secured to the upper surface of the member 2 in any desired manner, preferably as hereinafter described, so -as to permit replacement when necessary.

For securing the several parts in proper relationship, the bottom member is furnished with upstanding sleeve-like, internally screw threaded posts 7 a, 7 which, when. the parts are assembled, project up through openings 2, 2b respectively in the upper member 2 and receive the threaded ends of screws S passing downwardly through openings 1, 1l) in the bottom of the cash box 26, the latter openings aligning respectively with the internally threaded posts 7 a, 7b.

The spring pressed jaws 17 and 10 grip the cable C of the despatch system in the usual manner for connecting the carrier and the cable-so that the longitudinal axis of the carrier lies substantially parallel to the axis oi' the cable, and may be disengaged romthe cable by means ot the usual cam devices well known in the art.

In` accordance with the present invention, both `jaws, together' with their operating elements, are mounted within and form portions oi the bot-toni unit of the carrier so that they are entirely independent of the cash box. The interior of the latter is thus free ffrom any obstructions and may be. made of' any suitable shape without regard tothe cable gripping devices. At the same time the cash box and bottom unit, being independent, may readily be separated, if desired, for repair or replacement oi' parts or for the substitution of cash boxes of different size and form, while permitting the bottom unit with its gripping devices to be made of a standard size and pattern.

I claim:

1. A cash carrier for cable despatch systems combining a bottom unit, a box mounted thereon, and a pair of cable gripping elements carried by the bottom unit and arranged to swing about axes lying respectively in intersecting planes.

2. A cash carrier 'for cable despatch systems comprising a bottomfunit, a box carried thereby, a cable gripping element hinged to the bottom unit to swing about an axis substantially parallel to the plane ot the box engaging tace of the bottom unit, and a second cable gripping element pivoted to the bottom unit to swing about an axis substantially perpendicular to the axis about which the lirst named gripping element swings.

3. A cash carrier for cable despatch systems having a bottom unit, a box secured to the bottom unit, a cable gripping jaw hinged to the bottom unit to swing aboutan axis substantially parallel with the axis of the cable with which the box cooperates, and a second cable gripping jaw movably secured to the bottom unit ot VVthe carrier. t. A cash carrier for cable despatch systems comprising a bottom unit having a cavity therein, a bracket secured in the cavity, said bracket having a pair of' spaced ears, a pivot pin extending between said ears, a cable gripping jaw supported by the pin, a spring bearing against said jaw and abutting apart of the bracket, and a cooperating cable gripping jaw also carried by the bottom unit.

5. A cash carrier for cable despatch systems comprising an elongate bottom unit having a box mounted thereon, a bracket secured to the bottom unit, a spring pressed cable gripping-jaw carried by the bracket and arranged to swing about an axis substantially, parallel to the longitudinal axis of the bottom unit, and a second gripping jaw pivotally supported by the bottom unit to swing about an axis substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the bottom unit.

6. A cash carrier for cable despatch systems comprising a bottom unit having a cavity therein, a bracket secured within the cavity having spaced ears supporting a pintle pin for pivotally supporting a cable gripping jaw, a lbridge member connecting said ears, and a spring interposed between said bridge member and the liaw for resiliently urging the' latter toward cable gripping position.

Signed by me at New York, N. Y., this 11th day of J une 1923.

ARCHIBALD B. CLEMENTS. 

